tick infestation in soldiers who were bivouacked in the perth region. | we report observations on infestations with the tick, amblyomma triguttatum, in soldiers who were bivouacked in two areas near perth; 34% of 175 persons were infested with varying stages of the ectoparasite. most persons were infested with only one tick but some troops had multiple infestations. local skin reactions to tick-bites were frequent; they usually developed 24-48 h after removal of the tick and may indicate delayed hypersensitivity reactions. a small number of persons developed seconda ... | 1987 | 3821621 |
aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti n. sp. (acari: ixodida: ixodidae), parasites of monitor lizards (varanidae) in australia. | aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti, n. sp. (acari: ixodidae), are described from the monitor lizards varanus glebopalma mitchell and varanus glauerti mertens in western australia and the northern territory, australia. the new subgenus is erected to accomodate a. (bothriocroton) glebopalma, a new species with a deeply pitted and pilose scutum in both the adult and immature stages, unlike all other described species of aponomma. this new species is foun ... | 1994 | 8158616 |
range expansion of the tick amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum, an australian vector of q fever. | the tick amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum has previously been reported from western australia, queensland and new south wales. a viable population of this species, including all developmental stages, has now been discovered on the southern end of yorke peninsula, south australia. species determination was carried out morphologically and using 18s and 16s rrna. the data for 16s rrna are the first published for this species. amblyomma t. triguttatum is significant through its involvement in the n ... | 2000 | 10899523 |
hosts of the exotic ornate kangaroo tick, amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum koch, on southern yorke peninsula, south australia. | amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum is assumed to be endemic to south-western western australia (including barrow island), queensland (excluding cape york peninsula), and new south wales, south to dubbo and barham. the species has been recorded on a range of mammalian hosts including macropods and domestic animals. in queensland, a. triguttatum triguttatum is implicated in the epidemiology of q fever. in 2000, the species was detected on southern yorke peninsula in south australia. we aimed to ide ... | 2007 | 17611781 |
high prevalence of rickettsia gravesii sp. nov. in amblyomma triguttatum collected from feral pigs. | a survey of ectoparasites on feral pigs identified two commonly occurring ixodid tick species; amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum and ixodes australiensis. molecular screening of a. t. triguttatum and i. australiensis for the presence of rickettsia species detected the presence of rickettsiae belonging to the spotted fever group (sfg) in 78.4% of screened a. t. triguttatum. none of the screened i. australiensis were positive for rickettsiae. sequence analysis of the glta and ompa loci of positive ... | 2010 | 20488632 |
Coxiella burnetii in Western Barred Bandicoots (Perameles bougainville) from Bernier and Dorre Islands in Western Australia. | The aim of this work is to investigate the presence of Coxiella burnetii in Perameles bougainville and their ticks on two islands off Western Australia. Haemaphysalis humerosa, Haemaphysalis ratti, and Haemaphysalis lagostrophi were collected from P. bougainville on Bernier and Dorre Islands from 2005 to 2007; only Amblyomma limbatum was collected from humans over the same interval. One of 13 tick samples and 1 of 12 P. bougainville fecal samples were positive for C. burnetii DNA using quantitat ... | 2011 | 22167449 |